Clergyman crashes posh sports car in Central Moscow

A Russian Orthodox priest crashed a BMW Z4 into two vehicles in Moscow, causing thousands of dollars of damage, and injuring everyone involved in the accident.

Clergyman Alexei Pobedov – otherwise known as Igumen Timofei, Abbot of the Church of Elijah the Prophet – was behind the wheel of a convertible BMW registered to Malta’s deputy ambassador in Moscow.

The crash happened on July 31, but details only emerged this week. The blue BMW Z4 rear-ended a Volkswagen Touareg in Central Moscow. The BMW was then thrown to the left, where it collided with a Toyota Corolla.

After the crash, Pobedov was asked to pass through a medical examination, which he refused.

Source and full story: Russia Today, 14 August 2012